⏳ Immortal Corruption

Endless life becomes a crucible for moral decay, as centuries of power and detachment erode the conscience of beings who were never meant to die.

The Picture of Dorian Gray

by Ian Edginton • 2008

Dorian Gray stays young while his portrait ages: a supernatural bargain that devours his soul.

4.17

60k+

🕯️ Gothic Horror 🌟 Wish Gone Wrong 💀 Moral Corruption 🎭 Corrupting Influence ⏳ Eternal Youth

The Picture of Dorian Gray 89%

Dorian Gray stays young while his portrait ages: a supernatural bargain that devours his soul.

by Ian Edginton 2008

4.17

60k+ ratings

🕯️ Gothic Horror 🌟 Wish Gone Wrong 💀 Moral Corruption 🎭 Corrupting Influence ⏳ Eternal Youth

Legacy of Blood

by Richard A. Knaak • 2001

His cursed armor murdered his friends. He must break free before a demon claims his soul.

3.75

3k+

🗡️ Cursed Artifact 👹 Demonic Possession 🧙 Dark Sorcery 👻 Vengeful Spirits 😒 Reluctant Antihero

Legacy of Blood 88%

His cursed armor murdered his friends. He must break free before a demon claims his soul.

by Richard A. Knaak 2001

3.75

3k+ ratings

🗡️ Cursed Artifact 👹 Demonic Possession 🧙 Dark Sorcery 👻 Vengeful Spirits 😒 Reluctant Antihero

Memnoch the Devil

by Anne Rice • 1995

A vampire follows the Devil through Creation, then must decide whose side he is on.

3.76

87k+

🧠 Philosophical Horror 😈 Sympathetic Devil ⛪ Theological Fantasy 👼 Fallen Angels 🔥 Journey Through Hell

Memnoch the Devil 88%

A vampire follows the Devil through Creation, then must decide whose side he is on.

by Anne Rice 1995

3.76

87k+ ratings

🧠 Philosophical Horror 😈 Sympathetic Devil ⛪ Theological Fantasy 👼 Fallen Angels 🔥 Journey Through Hell

The Red Winter

by Cameron Sullivan • 2026

An immortal magician hunts the Beast that stole his lover and now curses their son.

3.98

8k+

🖤 Doomed Queer Love 🔥 Inner Demon 🐺 Monstrous Transformation 🌊 Fey Bargains ⛪ Religious Corruption

The Red Winter 88%

An immortal magician hunts the Beast that stole his lover and now curses their son.

by Cameron Sullivan 2026

3.98

8k+ ratings

🖤 Doomed Queer Love 🔥 Inner Demon 🐺 Monstrous Transformation 🌊 Fey Bargains ⛪ Religious Corruption

Storm of Iron

by Graham McNeill • 2002

The Iron Warriors besiege an Imperial citadel for the gene-seed beneath it. One guardsman resists.

4.13

2k+

🏰 Siege Warfare 🌑 Grimdark 🦠 Chaos Corruption ⚔️ Rival Lieutenants 🩸 Body Horror

Storm of Iron 88%

The Iron Warriors besiege an Imperial citadel for the gene-seed beneath it. One guardsman resists.

by Graham McNeill 2002

4.13

2k+ ratings

🏰 Siege Warfare 🌑 Grimdark 🦠 Chaos Corruption ⚔️ Rival Lieutenants 🩸 Body Horror

The Tale of the Body Thief

by Anne Rice • 1992

A body thief offers the vampire Lestat the one thing eternity withholds: a mortal sunrise.

3.77

93k+

🔄 Body Swap 🩸 Vampire Antihero ⏳ Immortality Burden 🌅 Mortal Longing 🦇 Forced Transformation

The Tale of the Body Thief 88%

A body thief offers the vampire Lestat the one thing eternity withholds: a mortal sunrise.

by Anne Rice 1992

3.77

93k+ ratings

🔄 Body Swap 🩸 Vampire Antihero ⏳ Immortality Burden 🌅 Mortal Longing 🦇 Forced Transformation

Arthas

by Christie Golden • 2009

A paladin purges his city, then hunts the plague's demonic source into the frozen wastes.

4.14

12k+

📖 Game Tie-In Novel 🖤 Villain Origin Story 🩸 Corruption Arc 💔 Doomed Love ⚔️ Mentor-Student Rift

Arthas 87%

A paladin purges his city, then hunts the plague's demonic source into the frozen wastes.

by Christie Golden 2009

4.14

12k+ ratings

📖 Game Tie-In Novel 🖤 Villain Origin Story 🩸 Corruption Arc 💔 Doomed Love ⚔️ Mentor-Student Rift

The Queen of the Damned

by Anne Rice • 1988

A vampire rock star wakes the ancient queen, who decides humanity needs a cleansing.

3.93

163k+

🧛 Vampire Gothic 🩸 Ancestral Curse 👁️ Psychic Visions 🗡️ Ancient Vengeance 🥀 Gothic Decadence

The Queen of the Damned 87%

A vampire rock star wakes the ancient queen, who decides humanity needs a cleansing.

by Anne Rice 1988

3.93

163k+ ratings

🧛 Vampire Gothic 🩸 Ancestral Curse 👁️ Psychic Visions 🗡️ Ancient Vengeance 🥀 Gothic Decadence

Becoming His Monster

by Amelia Hutchins • 2019

Reborn as a monster, a witch hunts for vengeance while caged by the immortal she loved.

4.29

8k+

🖤 Dark Paranormal Romance 🔥 Vengeance Quest 💀 Toxic Immortal Lover 🔗 Captive Romance 👻 Soulless Protagonist

Becoming His Monster 87%

Reborn as a monster, a witch hunts for vengeance while caged by the immortal she loved.

by Amelia Hutchins 2019

4.29

8k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Paranormal Romance 🔥 Vengeance Quest 💀 Toxic Immortal Lover 🔗 Captive Romance 👻 Soulless Protagonist

The Book of Elsewhere

by Keanu Reeves • 2024

He cannot die, but the parts his captors cut from him are learning to live.

3.30

10k+

🔫 Military Fantasy 🧠 Cerebral Fantasy ⚔️ Immortal Warrior 💀 Immortality Curse 🪞 DoppelgäNger

The Book of Elsewhere 87%

He cannot die, but the parts his captors cut from him are learning to live.

by Keanu Reeves 2024

3.30

10k+ ratings

🔫 Military Fantasy 🧠 Cerebral Fantasy ⚔️ Immortal Warrior 💀 Immortality Curse 🪞 DoppelgäNger

The Picture of Dorian Gray

by Oscar Wilde • 1890

A vain wish grants him eternal youth; a hidden portrait rots with every sin.

4.14

1.9M+

😈 Faustian Bargain 🏙️ Victorian London 🎭 Double Life 🐍 Corrupting Influence 🥀 Decadent Horror

The Picture of Dorian Gray 87%

A vain wish grants him eternal youth; a hidden portrait rots with every sin.

by Oscar Wilde 1890

4.14

1.9M+ ratings

😈 Faustian Bargain 🏙️ Victorian London 🎭 Double Life 🐍 Corrupting Influence 🥀 Decadent Horror

Shadow Slave

by Guiltythree • 2023

A shadow-wielder sails into an immortal city where the deathless feed a titan of living flesh.

4.6

461

🔥 Progression Fantasy 🌑 Shadow Magic 🖤 Found Family ⚡ From Nothing To Power ⏳ Immortal Curse

Shadow Slave 87%

A shadow-wielder sails into an immortal city where the deathless feed a titan of living flesh.

by Guiltythree 2023

4.6

461 ratings

🔥 Progression Fantasy 🌑 Shadow Magic 🖤 Found Family ⚡ From Nothing To Power ⏳ Immortal Curse

The Fall of Lilith

by Vashti Quiroz-Vega • 2017

Before Eve, there was Lilith: an angel whose rebellion against Heaven corrupted paradise itself.

4.56

🕊️ Biblical Retelling 🗡️ Dark Fantasy Epic 🌌 Cosmic Rebellion 😈 Villain Protagonist 💀 Ambition And Corruption

The Fall of Lilith 87%

Before Eve, there was Lilith: an angel whose rebellion against Heaven corrupted paradise itself.

by Vashti Quiroz-Vega 2017

4.56

84 ratings

🕊️ Biblical Retelling 🗡️ Dark Fantasy Epic 🌌 Cosmic Rebellion 😈 Villain Protagonist 💀 Ambition And Corruption

Happy Hour in Hell

by Tad Williams • 2013

An angel descends into Hell to rescue his demon lover from a Grand Duke's clutches.

3.68

4k+

🕵️ Angel Noir 🏢 Hell Bureaucracy 💔 Forbidden Love 🔥 Journey Through Hell 🔍 Supernatural Detective

Happy Hour in Hell 87%

An angel descends into Hell to rescue his demon lover from a Grand Duke's clutches.

by Tad Williams 2013

3.68

4k+ ratings

🕵️ Angel Noir 🏢 Hell Bureaucracy 💔 Forbidden Love 🔥 Journey Through Hell 🔍 Supernatural Detective

Lost Gods

by Brom • 2016

His demon grandmother slit his throat; now he braves the underworld to save his pregnant girlfriend.

4.23

12k+

⬇️🔥 Descent To The Underworld 🏚️ Southern Gothic 🩸 Bloodline Curse 👹👵 Demonic Matriarch 😢👨‍👧 Tragic Fatherhood

Lost Gods 87%

His demon grandmother slit his throat; now he braves the underworld to save his pregnant girlfriend.

by Brom 2016

4.23

12k+ ratings

⬇️🔥 Descent To The Underworld 🏚️ Southern Gothic 🩸 Bloodline Curse 👹👵 Demonic Matriarch 😢👨‍👧 Tragic Fatherhood

The Monk

by Matthew Gregory Lewis • 1796

A monk revered as a saint falls into lust, murder, and a bargain with the Devil.

3.86

35k+

🖤 Gothic Horror ✝️ Religious Horror 😈 Demonic Pact ⛪ Corrupt Clergy 📉 Fall From Grace

The Monk 87%

A monk revered as a saint falls into lust, murder, and a bargain with the Devil.

by Matthew Gregory Lewis 1796

3.86

35k+ ratings

🖤 Gothic Horror ✝️ Religious Horror 😈 Demonic Pact ⛪ Corrupt Clergy 📉 Fall From Grace

Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil

by V.E. Schwab • 2025

Three women, five centuries, one vampire's promise: you are mine forever, and forever is a cage.

3.88

218k+

🩸 Sapphic Vampires 🦇 Vampire Gothic 💔 Toxic Immortal Love 🏚️ Vampire Found Family 🌑 Lyrical Gothic

Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil Summary

Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil 87%

Three women, five centuries, one vampire's promise: you are mine forever, and forever is a cage.

by V.E. Schwab 2025

3.88

218k+ ratings

🩸 Sapphic Vampires 🦇 Vampire Gothic 💔 Toxic Immortal Love 🏚️ Vampire Found Family 🌑 Lyrical Gothic

The Devil's Concubine

by Ángeles Goyanes • 2011

Saved by a fallen angel, a crusade orphan discovers eternal life is a slow-motion execution.

3.82

471

🖤 Fallen Angel Romance 💀 Cursed Immortality 🔄 Soul Transfer 🥀 Tragic Romance 🌙 Gothic Confession

The Devil's Concubine 87%

Saved by a fallen angel, a crusade orphan discovers eternal life is a slow-motion execution.

by Ángeles Goyanes 2011

3.82

471 ratings

🖤 Fallen Angel Romance 💀 Cursed Immortality 🔄 Soul Transfer 🥀 Tragic Romance 🌙 Gothic Confession

The Bane of the Black Sword

by Michael Moorcock • 1987

Doomed sorcerer Elric wields a soul-stealing sword; his quest for peace may destroy his only hope.

4.01

8k+

⚔️ Sword And Sorcery 🗡️ Cursed Blade ⛓️ Tragic Antihero 💔 Doomed Love 🔄 Vengeance Quest

The Bane of the Black Sword 87%

Doomed sorcerer Elric wields a soul-stealing sword; his quest for peace may destroy his only hope.

by Michael Moorcock 1987

4.01

8k+ ratings

⚔️ Sword And Sorcery 🗡️ Cursed Blade ⛓️ Tragic Antihero 💔 Doomed Love 🔄 Vengeance Quest

Vathek

by William Beckford • 1786

An impious caliph sells his soul for a demon's promise of a subterranean palace of fire.

3.23

7k+

🏰 Early Gothic 🕌 Arabian Nights Fantasy 🤝 Faustian Bargain 📜 Forbidden Knowledge 🕯️ Decadent Gothic

Vathek 87%

An impious caliph sells his soul for a demon's promise of a subterranean palace of fire.

by William Beckford 1786

3.23

7k+ ratings

🏰 Early Gothic 🕌 Arabian Nights Fantasy 🤝 Faustian Bargain 📜 Forbidden Knowledge 🕯️ Decadent Gothic

The Cuck

by Aron Beauregard • 2022

Answering a risqué ad, two friends meet a voyeuristic old man whose gaze becomes a curse.

3.38

2k+

🩸 Extreme Horror 🦴 Body Horror 🦠 Parasitic Entity 🧛 Sexual Curse 🏚️ Decrepit House

The Cuck 87%

Answering a risqué ad, two friends meet a voyeuristic old man whose gaze becomes a curse.

by Aron Beauregard 2022

3.38

2k+ ratings

🩸 Extreme Horror 🦴 Body Horror 🦠 Parasitic Entity 🧛 Sexual Curse 🏚️ Decrepit House

The Contortionist

by Kathryn Ann Kingsley • 2020

A carnival erased her pain. Now its puppeteer will never let her go.

3.89

6k+

🎪 Dark Carnival 🖤 Villain Love Interest 💊 Chronic Pain 🕯️ Gothic Atmosphere 🏚️ Sentient Setting

The Contortionist 87%

A carnival erased her pain. Now its puppeteer will never let her go.

by Kathryn Ann Kingsley 2020

3.89

6k+ ratings

🎪 Dark Carnival 🖤 Villain Love Interest 💊 Chronic Pain 🕯️ Gothic Atmosphere 🏚️ Sentient Setting

False Gods

by Graham McNeill • 2006

Poisoned by a sorcerous blade, the Emperor's greatest son barters his soul to the gods below.

4.15

28k+

🚀 Military Sci-Fi 🌌 Grimdark Space Opera 🍂 Fall From Grace 👹 Demonic Corruption ⚔️ Father Vs Son

False Gods 87%

Poisoned by a sorcerous blade, the Emperor's greatest son barters his soul to the gods below.

by Graham McNeill 2006

4.15

28k+ ratings

🚀 Military Sci-Fi 🌌 Grimdark Space Opera 🍂 Fall From Grace 👹 Demonic Corruption ⚔️ Father Vs Son

All Hail Chaos

by Sarah Rees Brennan • 2026

A dying fan wakes in her favorite book as the villainess everyone wants dead.

4.14

2k+

🌐 Meta Fantasy 👑 Villainess Protagonist 📖 Reader Trapped In Book ⚔️ Corrupted Chosen One 🖤 Dark Romantasy

All Hail Chaos 87%

A dying fan wakes in her favorite book as the villainess everyone wants dead.

by Sarah Rees Brennan 2026

4.14

2k+ ratings

🌐 Meta Fantasy 👑 Villainess Protagonist 📖 Reader Trapped In Book ⚔️ Corrupted Chosen One 🖤 Dark Romantasy

The Boy Who Couldn't Die

by William Sleator • 2005

A teen buys invulnerability from a bokor and discovers his dreams are real murders.

3.66

2k+

🧿 Voodoo Magic ⏳ Cursed Immortality 👹 Reluctant Monster 🕯️ Dark Ritual 🩸 Body Horror

The Boy Who Couldn't Die 87%

A teen buys invulnerability from a bokor and discovers his dreams are real murders.

by William Sleator 2005

3.66

2k+ ratings

🧿 Voodoo Magic ⏳ Cursed Immortality 👹 Reluctant Monster 🕯️ Dark Ritual 🩸 Body Horror

The God of Endings

by Jacqueline Holland • 2023

An immortal teacher cages her hunger behind a preschool until a dying boy needs her darkest self.

3.81

13k+

🧛 Literary Vampire 🩸 Reluctant Monster 👧 Immortal Guardian ⏳ Weight Of Immortality 🖤 Lyrical Gothic

The God of Endings 87%

An immortal teacher cages her hunger behind a preschool until a dying boy needs her darkest self.

by Jacqueline Holland 2023

3.81

13k+ ratings

🧛 Literary Vampire 🩸 Reluctant Monster 👧 Immortal Guardian ⏳ Weight Of Immortality 🖤 Lyrical Gothic

Elantris

by Brandon Sanderson • 2006

Cast into a city of living decay, a cursed prince must discover why the magic failed.

4.16

364k+

🏰 Political Fantasy ✨ Hard Magic System 💀 Cursed Immortals 👑 Arranged Political Marriage ⛪ Religious Fanaticism

Elantris 87%

Cast into a city of living decay, a cursed prince must discover why the magic failed.

by Brandon Sanderson 2006

4.16

364k+ ratings

🏰 Political Fantasy ✨ Hard Magic System 💀 Cursed Immortals 👑 Arranged Political Marriage ⛪ Religious Fanaticism

The Infernal City

by Greg Keyes • 2009

A floating city devours souls. Its newest kitchen recruit: an alchemist who refuses to serve.

3.49

5k+

🎮 Video Game Tie-In 🏙️ Floating City 🖤 Soul Magic 📖 Dual Narrative ⚗️ Alchemy

The Infernal City 87%

A floating city devours souls. Its newest kitchen recruit: an alchemist who refuses to serve.

by Greg Keyes 2009

3.49

5k+ ratings

🎮 Video Game Tie-In 🏙️ Floating City 🖤 Soul Magic 📖 Dual Narrative ⚗️ Alchemy

The Scarlet Gospels

by Clive Barker • 2015

A haunted detective follows his kidnapped friend into Hell as a rogue demon overthrows the Devil.

3.50

11k+

🔍 Occult Detective 🔥 Infernal Journey 👥 Found Family 😈 Rebellion In Hell 🌌 Cosmic Horror

The Scarlet Gospels 87%

A haunted detective follows his kidnapped friend into Hell as a rogue demon overthrows the Devil.

by Clive Barker 2015

3.50

11k+ ratings

🔍 Occult Detective 🔥 Infernal Journey 👥 Found Family 😈 Rebellion In Hell 🌌 Cosmic Horror

The Ivory Tomb

by Melissa Caruso • 2022

To stop three ancient demons, she must become the fourth.

4.31

1k+

🫂 Found Family 👁️ Demon Possession 🏰 Sentient Castle 🗡️ Political Intrigue 🥀 Bittersweet Ending

The Ivory Tomb 87%

To stop three ancient demons, she must become the fourth.

by Melissa Caruso 2022

4.31

1k+ ratings

🫂 Found Family 👁️ Demon Possession 🏰 Sentient Castle 🗡️ Political Intrigue 🥀 Bittersweet Ending

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue

by V.E. Schwab • 2020

For three hundred years, no one remembers her. Then a stranger says her name.

4.16

1.5M+

🖤 Faustian Bargain 🌑 Dark God Romance 🎨 Artist And Muse ⏳ Immortal Protagonist 💫 Centuries-Spanning Love

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue Summary

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue 87%

For three hundred years, no one remembers her. Then a stranger says her name.

by V.E. Schwab 2020

4.16

1.5M+ ratings

🖤 Faustian Bargain 🌑 Dark God Romance 🎨 Artist And Muse ⏳ Immortal Protagonist 💫 Centuries-Spanning Love

Defiance of the Fall 8

by TheFirstDefier • 2023

Zac is swallowed by a primordial beast. Its world feeds on fate and pays in blood.

4.48

8k+

🧘 Cultivation Fantasy 🎮 Litrpg 🌌 Cosmic Prison 🩸 Blood Magic ⚡ Soul Forging

Defiance of the Fall 8 87%

Zac is swallowed by a primordial beast. Its world feeds on fate and pays in blood.

by TheFirstDefier 2023

4.48

8k+ ratings

🧘 Cultivation Fantasy 🎮 Litrpg 🌌 Cosmic Prison 🩸 Blood Magic ⚡ Soul Forging

Eve of Snows

by L. James Rice • 2018

A gifted orphan hides deadly magic in a frozen monastery as ancient darkness stirs beneath.

4.03

196

🏛️ Monastic Fantasy 🔥 Forbidden Magic ⛪ Corrupt Priesthood 👁️ Ancient Evil 🦴 Prophecy Manipulation

Eve of Snows 87%

A gifted orphan hides deadly magic in a frozen monastery as ancient darkness stirs beneath.

by L. James Rice 2018

4.03

196 ratings

🏛️ Monastic Fantasy 🔥 Forbidden Magic ⛪ Corrupt Priesthood 👁️ Ancient Evil 🦴 Prophecy Manipulation

Cold as Hell

by Rhett C. Bruno • 2022

A resurrected gunslinger hunts three outlaws whose hellish ice freezes the frontier dead.

3.99

2k+

🤠 Weird West 🔍 Occult Detective 🕊️ Redemption Quest 🎭 Cursed Artifact 🖤 Gothic Western

Cold as Hell 87%

A resurrected gunslinger hunts three outlaws whose hellish ice freezes the frontier dead.

by Rhett C. Bruno 2022

3.99

2k+ ratings

🤠 Weird West 🔍 Occult Detective 🕊️ Redemption Quest 🎭 Cursed Artifact 🖤 Gothic Western

Bringer of Dust

by J.M. Miro • 2024

Lost in the land of the dead, a boy can only be saved by a corrupting power.

4.15

3k+

🕯️ Gothic Horror Fantasy 🏚️ Dark Historical Fantasy 🫂 Found Family 🩸 Corrupted Power 👹 Monstrous Children

Bringer of Dust 87%

Lost in the land of the dead, a boy can only be saved by a corrupting power.

by J.M. Miro 2024

4.15

3k+ ratings

🕯️ Gothic Horror Fantasy 🏚️ Dark Historical Fantasy 🫂 Found Family 🩸 Corrupted Power 👹 Monstrous Children

The Vampire Armand

by Anne Rice • 1998

A vampire's five-century confession: from Renaissance slave to a relic that might bear God's face.

3.80

74k+

🦇 Vampire Confession 🖤 Gothic Melodrama 🌹 Erotic Horror 🧛 Maker And Fledgling 🔥 Cult Indoctrination

The Vampire Armand 87%

A vampire's five-century confession: from Renaissance slave to a relic that might bear God's face.

by Anne Rice 1998

3.80

74k+ ratings

🦇 Vampire Confession 🖤 Gothic Melodrama 🌹 Erotic Horror 🧛 Maker And Fledgling 🔥 Cult Indoctrination

Critical Role

by Madeleine Roux • 2022

A gutter tiefling steals a journal leading to a sentient city hungry for a new vessel.

4.01

3k+

🦹 Villain Origin Story 💜 Found Family 🌀 Descent Into Madness 🏳️‍🌈 Queer Antihero 🏙️ Sentient City

Critical Role 87%

A gutter tiefling steals a journal leading to a sentient city hungry for a new vessel.

by Madeleine Roux 2022

4.01

3k+ ratings

🦹 Villain Origin Story 💜 Found Family 🌀 Descent Into Madness 🏳️‍🌈 Queer Antihero 🏙️ Sentient City

The Light of All That Falls

by James Islington • 2019

A guilty immortal, a soldier trapped in time, and an outcast must break fate's cycle.

4.40

42k+

🔄 Predestination Paradox 🖤 Immortal Atonement 🕰️ Time Prison 🤝 Found Family 🧠 Memory And Identity

The Light of All That Falls 87%

A guilty immortal, a soldier trapped in time, and an outcast must break fate's cycle.

by James Islington 2019

4.40

42k+ ratings

🔄 Predestination Paradox 🖤 Immortal Atonement 🕰️ Time Prison 🤝 Found Family 🧠 Memory And Identity

The Tyranny of Faith

by Richard Swan • 2023

A cursed imperial justicar. His clerk scours a crumbling empire and the afterlife for a cure.

4.26

8k+

⚖️ Legal Fantasy 🕳️ Cosmic Horror Fantasy ⛪ Corrupt Theocracy 👨‍🏫 Mentor And Apprentice 📜 Forbidden Magic

The Tyranny of Faith 87%

A cursed imperial justicar. His clerk scours a crumbling empire and the afterlife for a cure.

by Richard Swan 2023

4.26

8k+ ratings

⚖️ Legal Fantasy 🕳️ Cosmic Horror Fantasy ⛪ Corrupt Theocracy 👨‍🏫 Mentor And Apprentice 📜 Forbidden Magic

The Picture of Dorian Gray and Three Stories

by Oscar Wilde • 1891

An eternal youth wish leaves him flawless, but his hidden portrait decays with every sin.

4.08

3k+

🥀 Decadent Literature 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Victorian London 😇 Corrupted Innocence ☠️ Toxic Friendship 🎭 Double Life

The Picture of Dorian Gray and Three Stories Summary

The Picture of Dorian Gray and Three Stories 87%

An eternal youth wish leaves him flawless, but his hidden portrait decays with every sin.

by Oscar Wilde 1891

4.08

3k+ ratings

🥀 Decadent Literature 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Victorian London 😇 Corrupted Innocence ☠️ Toxic Friendship 🎭 Double Life

The Red Lion

by Mária Szepes • 1946

An alchemist murders his master for immortality. The stolen elixir becomes an unending curse.

4.47

1k+

🧪 Alchemical Journey 🔄 Reincarnation Cycle ⏳ Curse Of Immortality 🎓 Master And Apprentice 👤 Shadow Self

The Red Lion 87%

An alchemist murders his master for immortality. The stolen elixir becomes an unending curse.

by Mária Szepes 1946

4.47

1k+ ratings

🧪 Alchemical Journey 🔄 Reincarnation Cycle ⏳ Curse Of Immortality 🎓 Master And Apprentice 👤 Shadow Self

Geist

by Philippa Ballantine • 2010

A Deacon and a cursed Pretender hunt the traitors rewriting the boundary between life and death.

3.64

4k+

🕯️ Gaslamp Fantasy ✨ Rune Magic 🖤 Psychic Bond 👑 Cursed Royalty 🤝 Found Family

Geist 87%

A Deacon and a cursed Pretender hunt the traitors rewriting the boundary between life and death.

by Philippa Ballantine 2010

3.64

4k+ ratings

🕯️ Gaslamp Fantasy ✨ Rune Magic 🖤 Psychic Bond 👑 Cursed Royalty 🤝 Found Family

The Vampire Lestat

by Anne Rice • 1985

A vampire wakes in 1980s New Orleans and decides rock stardom beats eternal secrecy.

4.11

219k+

📖 Literary Horror 🩸 Vampire Antihero 💔 Tragic Queer Love 🥀 Sensual Gothic 🌑 Existential Horror

The Vampire Lestat 86%

A vampire wakes in 1980s New Orleans and decides rock stardom beats eternal secrecy.

by Anne Rice 1985

4.11

219k+ ratings

📖 Literary Horror 🩸 Vampire Antihero 💔 Tragic Queer Love 🥀 Sensual Gothic 🌑 Existential Horror

The Hellbound Heart

by Clive Barker • 1986

Her lover vanished solving a puzzle box. Blood she spills brings him back piece by piece.

4.08

70k+

🖤 Erotic Horror 🩸 Body Horror 🏚️ Haunted House 💔 Destructive Obsession 🔮 Forbidden Knowledge

The Hellbound Heart 86%

Her lover vanished solving a puzzle box. Blood she spills brings him back piece by piece.

by Clive Barker 1986

4.08

70k+ ratings

🖤 Erotic Horror 🩸 Body Horror 🏚️ Haunted House 💔 Destructive Obsession 🔮 Forbidden Knowledge

Godblight

by Guy Haley • 2021

His daemon brother returns with a plague to kill a demigod, and the Emperor gives only silence.

4.25

2k+

🛡️ Grimdark Sci-Fi ⚔️ Brother Against Brother 🙏 Crisis Of Faith 👁️ Cosmic Horror ⚡ Demigod Protagonist

Godblight 86%

His daemon brother returns with a plague to kill a demigod, and the Emperor gives only silence.

by Guy Haley 2021

4.25

2k+ ratings

🛡️ Grimdark Sci-Fi ⚔️ Brother Against Brother 🙏 Crisis Of Faith 👁️ Cosmic Horror ⚡ Demigod Protagonist

The Midnight Star

by Marie Lu • 2016

Her magic poisons the world. She enters the Underworld to stop it and lose her power.

4.10

49k+

👑 Villain Protagonist 🔮 Corrupting Magic 💕 Sibling Bond ⚔️ Enemies To Allies 🖤 Tragic Redemption

The Midnight Star 86%

Her magic poisons the world. She enters the Underworld to stop it and lose her power.

by Marie Lu 2016

4.10

49k+ ratings

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3.18

653

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Tersias the Oracle 86%

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3.18

653 ratings

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4.26

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Samsara 86%

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